There are 9 ways to get from Cork to Paddington by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORK - LHR
3h 58m£80–317Fly Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ORK - STN
- Take the subway from Liverpool Street station to Paddingtonsubway
4h 58m£47–222Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to London Eustontrain
12h 48m£134–212Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to Red Cow Luasbus 600
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddingtontrain
17h 8m£175–292Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Dublin Terminal 1car
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the carferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Paddingtoncar
13h 13m£116–425Fly Cork Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ORK - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
4h 42m£51–220Fly Cork Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane ORK - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
4h 40m£50–284Fly Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORK - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
5h 17m£54–281Train, train to Shannon Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Limericktrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SNN - LHR
6h 34m£76–343
Cork to Paddington by train, tram, foot, ferry, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Paddington is to fly and subway which costs £45 - £230 and takes 4h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Paddington is to fly which takes 3h 58m and costs £80 - £320.
The distance between Cork and Paddington is 367 miles.
The best way to get from Cork to Paddington without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 48m and costs £130 - £220.
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Cork to Paddington, including transfers.
There are 21253+ hotels available in Paddington.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Paddington, England?
Aer Lingus flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–150
Flights from Cork Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–140
Flights from Cork Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £24–150
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £19–27
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £7–11
Train from Limerick Junction to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £3–5
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Liverpool Street station to Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- £21–30
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- [email protected]
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–272
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Foot Passanger
- £39
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £140
- Car&Adult
- £272
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–16
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
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